A continuation of CKUW's morning radio show 'Better Than Chocolate' (voted People's Choice for Favourite Spoken Word Show in 2008) in which you'll find news about Winnipeg events.
Have a great day. How can you miss - you're in Winnipeg!

J.H. Moncrieff Launch of the first two novels in her GhostWriters series

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June 6, 7:00 pm

Dianne BrydonWinnipeg launch of The Stalwart Brydons: From Scotland to Galt to Portage la Prairie, A Family History of 100 Years in Canada

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June 6, 7:30 pm

Genevieve Pelletier of Theatre Cercle Moliere and Anne Manson of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra will discuss the collaboration that will lead to the production of Nanabush and the Drum/Nanabozho et le tambour

Four-time GRAMMY®-winning jazz bassist Christian McBride’s path has taken a continuous forward arc. With a career now blazing into its third decade, the Philadelphia native is one of the most respected figures in jazz today.

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June 21 at 9:30 PM - 11 PM
The Good Will - Social Club, 625 Portage, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2G4Tickets

Indie rock outfit Mise en Scene was founded by Stefanie Blondal Johnson (vocals and guitar) and Jodi Dunlop (drums), now joined by Corey Hykawy (bass) and Dave Gagnon (guitar). Their breakout album, Desire’s Despair received a 2014 SiriusXM Indies Award nomination. Still Life On Fire is a swelling rumble indicative of their talented forces.

Gregory Porter’s 2014 GRAMMY Award-winning album Liquid Spirit and his duet with electronic music duo Disclosure both appeared on the British charts. His latest, Take Me To The Alley, uses a unique style.

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June 23 at 10:30 PM - 1 AM
The Good Will - Social Club, 625 Portage, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2G4Tickets

The Course encompasses an in-depth understanding of the Seven Planes of Existence. Clear old resentments, vows, and commitments that hold one back. By the end of the workshop, the student is a certified Advanced ThetaHealer®.

A Game of Thrones Regional Championships - Prizing: Regional Championship Kit from FFG. First place finish is worth a first round bye at any one National Championship tournament and grants a reserved seat at the World Championship in November!

Celebrate with us at Fairmont Winnipeg Paws in Motion, the Winnipeg Humane Society's largest fundraising event of the year! Over 1,500 people and their pets will gather in the sunshine for this fun, family day to show off the joys of animal companionship.

Club 200 is in the heart of downtown Winnipeg. We have VLTs, a full service restaurant and a energy filled dance floor featuring Winnipeg's best club music. Club 200 is a gay owned & operated club. Come down for the fun you've been missing!

Join us for an afternoon of outdoor fun at the third annual Kirstin's Walk for Kids!

A hot lunch for all participants. A silent auction, as well as activities for the kids!

Please come out to honour Kirstin's memory, and help us raise funds that will be used to purchase equipment and toys for early childhood education centres in Manitoba.

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Events at The Forks, FORKS MARKET RD, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 4L9

July 3 at 6 PM - 9 PM

1-5-Oh Canada! Free Hoop Jam! Open to EVERYONE!

Lets wrap the Canada Day weekend up with some time spent in our beloved hoops. Come join me at The Forks near Scotia Bank Stage. There will be a heap of hoops & Canadian tunes! No experience necessary. There will be plenty of extra hoops around for you to use, plus hoops available for purchase. Be sure to bring Water! If the weather is uncooperative we shall reschedule.

Winnipeg Folk Festival Handmade Village - The Winnipeg Folk Festival is one of the longest running folk music festivals in North America, with one of the the largest authentically handmade marketplaces around! Norwegian Wood joins forces with leather artisan Marc Simard. Come enjoy the music and prairie sun while you support handmade!

Folklorama is excited to help our friends at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School celebrate Sharing Dance Day! Sharing Dance, a Canada’s 150th Project, is an initiative used to motivate Canadians to participate in FREE, healthy, fun and creative dance activities.
To register visit www.sharingdance.ca or 204-957-3467 or school@rwb.org

JUST Community Market Co-op and Prairie Flora will be selling heirloom vegetables, annual and perennial herbs, cottage annuals and prairie wildflowers and grasses! Browse our vendor tables while listening to local music at our all ages acoustic open mic!

Enjoy some tasty and nutritious snacks and refreshments! Attend one of the workshops!

A family-friendly event. We'll have a kids' activity table set up and face painting too!

Mary Jane's Cooking School is a not-for-profit Registered Charity, providing education in nutritional home cooking and homemaking in harmony with individual, community and cultural traditions, with respect and care for the environment.

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June 5 - June 17

Steinbach

Stop by Driven 2 Sew Quilt Shop, message Casia Schreyer, or comment at the Steinbach and Area Book Discussion Group to receive your recipe for our summer potluck.

Recipes will be taken from:

Laura Reeves' Guide to Useful Plants

Recipes and Memories

Grandma June's Cook Book

Bring your dish to Driven 2 Sew on June 19 and we'll have a potluck dinner!

We will discuss the recipes, how easy they were, and how happy we are with the results.

Laura Reeves will be there to discuss her guide to useful local plants.

Across the Board is a licensed, full service restaurant and coffee house that provides patrons the opportunity to play over 1100 board games.
Come check out their newly expanded space in the heart of the Exchange.

Grab a beer (or wine/coffee/tea & food!) and join us to make a terrarium to take home!

It will be three evenings of illusions with llusionist and Winnipegger Darcy Oake, all while supporting a worthy cause!

The Fundraiser will feature an evening of thrilling illusions from Oake with 100% of the evening’s proceeds going toward the building of the Bruce Oake Recovery Centre, a state-of-the-art, non-profit long-term treatment facility in Winnipeg for those suffering from addictions. The centre will be dedicated to the memory of Darcy’s brother who passed away in 2011, after battling his own addictions.

The facility will focus on measureable outcomes that address all the dimensions of the person, with no financial barriers to entry.

Cyclists will have to park their bikes for the interior visit to Union Station.

Join us for a landscape and architecture tour of The Forks, led by Sheila Grover and Greg Thomas, authors of our newest publication The Forks: A Meeting Place Transformed.

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June 21 at 7 PM - 8 PM

Access to the roof requires climbing a flight of stairs. There is a lift to the lobby.

Join us for an architectural tour of Artspace, the Gault Building, including a visit to the roof for a wonderful view of the Exchange District.

The Gault Building is a good example of a Richardsonian Romanesque-style warehouse at a key intersection in Winnipeg's Exchange District, a national historic site. The substantial masonry structure, designed by George Browne to accommodate the western expansion of Montreal dry goods wholesaler A.F. Gault and Co., was among the first large warehouses built in response to Winnipeg's rise as a regional distribution centre.

The landmark, which, with the annex, fills nearly half a city block, physically anchors three important streetscapes and functionally retains a prominent role as an arts centre containing studios, galleries, offices and a theatre.

Featuring 30 of the world's best extreme athletes in freestyle motocross, BMX and anything you can imagine with wheels! Plus a host of ridiculous contraptions being launched 50 feet into the air, by the crazy Nitro daredevils!

Kick off your summer at the 2017 WildwoodRose Vintage Market! There will be over 50 vintage, antique and eclectic-styled vendors featuring jewelry, clothing, home decor, hats, soaps and so much more! Live music at the Cube Stage:

The Art of Good Food - Join some of Winnipeg's most talented chefs and artists for the third annual Art of Good Food fundraiser. Enjoy some mouthwatering bites and a live art auction while supporting NorWest Co-op Community Food Centre. Our 2017 Chefs include:

A Hoop Jam is great way to practice your hoops skills, meet new people or simply try hooping. You don't even need to bring a hoop! There will be plenty of extra hoops for you to use, plus hoops available for purchase. Be sure to bring Water!

This is an outdoor event so if the weather is uncooperative we shall reschedule.

The MAWA gallery will be open Wed - Sun 10 am-4 pm during this exhibit

Sometimes artist mothers are torn between parenting and artmaking; other times they thrive in the grey zone. They sketch during violin practice, at the swimming pool and in the waiting room at dance class. This exhibition features works made with children as inspiration, distraction, collaborators and opponents in epic art battles.

Sarasvàti Productions presents a special Carol Shields Festival of New Works edition of the One Night Stand play reading series, a sneak preview of what these local theatre companies have in store for the 2017 Winnipeg Fringe Festival. Featuring:

$3 for members and $5 for non-members fee for the canoe and wagon rides.

Mother's Day and Wildflower Sale

May 14

These wildflowers will thrive and attract butterflies and birds.
Bee houses will be on sale in the gift shop for $14.99.
Treat Mom to our special Mother's Day Lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Reservations are recommended as spaces are limited. $12.95 per person plus tax.
2 p.m. Dr. Eva Pip: how we can attract bees, butterflies and birds to our gardens.
Explore the Marsh by canoe, on foot, or Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.

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Get Into Wetlands

May 20 to 22

Wildlife surveys, a wildlife movie and a behind the scenes critter feeding session.
Try catching aquatic invertebrates from the marsh. Explore the Marsh by canoe.

Learn the techniques of gold panning and discover the many uses of minerals. Admire artifacts, rocks and minerals displayed by the Archaeological Society of Manitoba, the Mineral Society of Manitoba and many more from local gem and mineral dealers.
Mineral Silent Auction held both days at 1 and 3 p.m.

Enjoy a Horse-Drawn Wagon Ride on Saturday and Sunday from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Ball for the Brave was created out of an initiative Cvet's Pets undertook in May 2013 when we began working with military veterans and first responders struggling with PTSD. All funds raised provide support and starter kits to individuals with a PTSD service animal.

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Pride Events

May 25 at 11 AM to Jun 4 at 4 PM
The University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2R6

Celebrate Pride with 11 days of festivities, including a cocktail party, flag raising, and lecture series! Visit uwinnipeg.ca/pride/ for more information.

May 25, 5:00–7:00 pm, Forth: Cocktail Party for UWinnipeg LGBTTQ2* Alumni and friends.

The annual fundraiser for Winnipeg's LGBTTQ* Film Festival has returned with a brand new lineup of commercials! This year's best commercials from around the world will make you laugh, make you think, and maybe pull your heartstrings.

Winnipeg Frontrunners is proud to organize the 2017 Pride Run, a fun, non-competitive running or walking event open to all members of the LGBTTQ* community and their supporters. This year we'll offer 5k and 10k options!

The theme is Pride Moves. Just bring your most colourful running or walking outfit and your positive, Pride-filled energy. We’ll give you a free t-shirt, too!

We’re fundraising for Reaching Out Winnipeg (ROW) a local organization that helps resettle LGBT refugees to Canada. They face serious persecution and intense discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in countries around the world.

Each player will receive six packs to build their decks. Two packs of Amonkhet per player will be entered into the prize pool. If there are 16 or more entrants, top 8 will additionally booster draft Amonkhet. Prizing will be distributed after swiss rounds, before the cut.

First place after the cut will also receive a GPT Farewell Tour 2017 playmate.

Beer & Board Games Live! Matt and Aaron of Blame Society Films host their weekly YouTube show in which they drink craft beer and play board games. A fun night with local contestants, audience participation and awesome prizes!

ACI Indigenous Programs and Manitoba Moon Voices Inc. host an open gathering twice a month to celebrate Indigenous arts and culture. All are welcome! Please ask for help if you need it. Doors open at 6 pm for food and visiting.

Following his Broadway run in Oh Hello with Nick Kroll, Emmy Award Winning writer and comedian John Mulaney comes to Winnipeg. Mulaney wrote for Saturday Night Live, appeared as a Weekend Update correspondent and co-created characters such as “Stefon” with Bill Hader. He currently writes for IFC’s Documentary Now and for Netflix’s Big Mouth.

We invite you to an inspirational day of bible teaching, worship, to hear the voices of incredible Christian women, and to listen together for what God desires to do. Featuring the voices of Heather Boersma, Sharon Michalski, Helen Burns, Cathie Ostapchuk, Anne Miranda, and other amazing women!

June 4 at 8 AM - 12 PM
Riverview Health Centre, One Morely Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba
To REGISTER or DONATE, and for more information, please visit

The Winnipeg Blue Bomber Alumni are proud to participate in the 19th Annual "Cycle on Life" in support of the Riverview Health Centre Foundation. Funds raised will go towards health care units, focused on the Alzheimers Centre of Excellence ("ACE") Project.

We invite all Blue Bomber fans to register and ride with us. Not able to ride? Please consider a donation. If you're interested in cycling:

- choose either the 25 KM route or the 65 KM route

- rest stop at Investors Group Field & a BBQ lunch and prizes for all riders

Riverview Health Centre ... here for you through life's most challenging times.

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I've co-hosted an award winning radio show.
I've been published in newspapers and literary anthologies and my plays have been produced.